.~)'3 AMERICA.N RULES. 



eighteen yards in single, and fifteen yards for double clay pigeon snooting. 

 When ties are shot off, the rise shall be incrt;ased two yards until the limit of 

 the handicap is reached. See handicap rules. 



Rule 28. 'r'.«s.-Ties shall be shot at singles at three birds each, and at 

 doubles at one pair. 



Ties in championship matches shall be shot at five singles (thrown from 

 live traps) and two doubles. 



RuLK 29. Time of Shooting Ties.— All ties shall be shot off on the same 

 grounds, immediately after the matcli. if thev can be concluded before sunset. 

 If they cannot, they shall be concluded on the following day, unless otherwise 

 directed by the judges. This, however, shall not prevent the ties from divifling 

 the pnzes by agreement. Should one refuse then the tie must be shot off. 

 Any one of the persons tieing, being absent thirty minutes after the time agreed 

 upon to shoot them off, without permission of the judges, shall forfeit his right 

 to shoot in the tie. .1.0 



Rule 30. Extreme Limit Tie.— When a shooter is to shoot off a tie, who 

 has previously thereto been handicapped to the extreme limit, he and his 

 opponents shall shoot in the tie at the same distance they each occupied when 

 It occurred. 



ART. VII.— TEAM SHOOTING. 



, Rule 31. What Cmistitutes a Cluh.—The only club which will be recog- 

 nized by the Association for the purpose of contests, is a club which has been 

 duly organized, with the u§ual officers, and a hona-fid^ membership of perma- 

 nent standing, which maintains its organization by stated meetings and prac- 

 tical work. No clubs can be extemporized and admitted solely for the purpose 

 of shooting in contests. 



Rule 32. Aye of Clubs and 3few6crs.— Clubs entering teams must be 

 known as regularly organized gun clubs at least one month previous to the 

 tournament; members of entered teams must be in good standing the same 

 leifigth of time, and be endorsed by the President and Secretary of their re- 

 spective clubs. Shooters belonging to two or more clubs must shoot with their 

 home clubs, and can shoot with one team only. 



Rule 33. Order of Shooting.— The teams, in team shoots, will be called to 

 the '-score" in the order designated by the Executive Committee; said order 

 will be determined by the dates of original entry, teams being allowed to choose 

 accordingly; the members of the team will be called to the "score" in the 

 order designated by their respective captains, each member shooting at five 

 single birds in succession, and then (when all the teams have finished shooting 

 at single birds) the members will, in a similar manner, finish their scores at 

 the double birds. 



Rule 34. What Constitutes a Team.— Jn team championship. matches, 

 teams of three to five must be residents of the same State, and in twin team 

 championship matches, both must be residents of the same county or parish. 

 Any State or county can enter as many teams as they see fit. In team or club 

 match, other than championships, there shall be no restrictions as to resi- 

 dence of members excepting as stated in the program. 



Rule 35. No Division of First Championship Prize.— In all championship 

 matches, whether teams or individuals, there shall be no division of prizes or 

 purses among the first scorers or winners of first championship prizes, money 

 or badges, under penalty of expulsion from the Association. 



ART. VIIT. -PURSES. 



Rule 36. Division of Purses.— In sweepstake matches, if the number of 

 entries is less than twelve, the net purses shall be divided in two sums, viz., 

 sixty per c^nt and forty per cent: and if the number of entries is over twelve 

 and less than forty, the net purses shall be divided into three sums, viz., fifty 

 per cent, thirty per cent, and twenty per cent. If the number exceeds forty, 

 the n'et purses snail be divided into four sums, viz., forty per cent, thirty per 

 cent, twenty per cent and ten per cent. 



Rule 37. Association Percentage.— In all tournaments conducted by the 

 Association, five per cent shall be first deducted from all purses for the 



